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Water Councilman of the City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, has confirmed that the Mayor of our city, representing all Lorca is leading from the start seeking solutions and support for field workers Lorca to water scarcity .
Francisco Jodar is working closely with the Community Irrigation and will continue.
In fact we will request the Government of Spain to subsidize the price of desalinated water and place with affordable price.
From City of Lorca expressed particular support the proposal for the purchase of water quotas and actual and effective operation of Water Banks, a move that would help to solve the current problems called.
We must remember that the Ministry has already drafted a ministerial order which considers beneficial measures for our farmers.
Requests that the Government of Spain pose include the following:
1) Multi-Year Plan of Conversion Varietal to help our farmers.
2) Authorization of Irrigation Relief where infrastructure permit and authorize the opening of dry wells.
3) Reducing fiscal modules, IBI offset exemption, Social Security and other taxes, and establish the provision of guarantees for lines of low-interest loan.
4) Allow the entry of livestock in plantations without the possibility of harvesting cereal without condition to the Single Payment of crop rotation, and the allowances for losses from drought Agroseguro.
5) Exceptional measures (modification of the Rural Development Programme) to perceive Agroambientales production (integrated and organic) Aid.
Melchor Morales stressed this morning ambitious actions that will be developed in our town on water infrastructure during 2015 thanks to investments by the Government of Spain has committed within the State Budget for next year.
In fact Lorca irrigators are the main beneficiaries of state investment in Lorca, which is a global economic pillar than 15.5 million, contemplating the implementation of such important works as the distribution of water from the desalination Eagles ( 6.1 million), the piping channel of clear water from the reservoir facilities Bridges Casa Mata (4.8 million), and the modernization of irrigation Tertia (12.8 million).
Tovar looking culprits that did not reach water desalination Eagles, when the head is it.
Water Councilman said that "today we thought Tovar Lorca came to apologize to irrigators for their continuous attacks and betrayals This gentleman and his party when the truth, have always given back. Applauding the repeal the Ebro transfer, bursting the NHP and voting in favor of closing the Tagus. If I wanted to punch the Luchena river!
Mr. Tovar should not be surprised that you can not get water from the desalination Eagles, precisely because he stood by Mr Manuel Soler and then-Secretary of State for Water, Josep Puxeu when they deceived the farmers, forcing them to pay all the amount necessary to bring the pipes.
As Tovar are short on memory you will remember that we are talking indebted in more than 30 million just in the first year of its entry into operation, which would have meant ruin for Lorca irrigators.
Was the Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, who has made the Government of Spain financed the construction of pipelines to bring water, compromising superior to € 6 million investment for 2015.
Regarding the request for a Royal Decree, the City Council reiterates that rule not require such action although it is thought best not to exhaust the last option at the moment because, as indicated by objective data, today no circumstances are given for writing.
The mayor explained that the Water Board of the City Government has already urged the CARM and the Government of Spain to implement measures to mitigate the adverse effects of drought especially in rainfed areas.
In addition the City has requested a plan and start replanting the vineyards and almond trees and all strains if you have dried on the plots because of the drought exceeds 25% or partial replanting if the number is less than this percentage, with specific co-financed aid in sufficient amounts.
In the case of 100% replanting aid will be in accordance with the budget approved by the administration cost, which in this case amounts to 5,500 almond per hectare.
Cabrera Morales has also stated that it has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Water to amend the text of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme for support to organic farming and integrated production sent to Brussels and adapt it to the extent as possible to the requests and guidelines unanimously subscribed claim dated July 15, 2014 for all agricultural organizations and cooperatives in the region.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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